NeilJAnderson

NeilisaProfessorofEnglishLanguageTeachingatBrighamYoungUniversity–Hawaii.Hisresearchinterestsincludesecondlanguagereading,moCvaConinlanguageteachingandlearning,languagelearnerstrategies,learnerself-assessment,andELTleadershipdevelopment.

NeilservedasPresidentofTESOLInternaConalAssociaConfrom2001-2002.Hewasthe2014recipientoftheTESOLInternaConalAssociaConJamesAlaCsServiceAward.In2016,onthe50thanniversaryoftheTESOLInternaConalAssociaCon,hewasrecognizedasoneofthe50individualswhohasmadeasignificantcontribuContotheprofessionofteachingEnglishtospeakersofotherlanguages.

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EnhancingLearnerMoFvaFonintheEFLClassroom

NeilJAndersonBrighamYoungUniversity–Hawaii,Laie,Hawaii-USA

Sessiongoals

1.  JusCfywhymoCvaConisanessenCalpartofourplanningforstudentlearningsuccessintheclassroom.

2.  Exploreafour-partframeworkforfosteringandsustainingmoCvaConinourclassrooms.

3.  ExaminepracCcalideasforapplyingtheframeworkinyourclasses.

Howdoyoudefinemo.va.on?LaCnverbmovere:“tomove”

MoCvaConiswhatmovesyoutotakeacCon.

WhyisthetopicofenhancinglearnermoCvaConimportantforustoconsider?

WhoseresponsibilityisittomoCvatestudents?

Dörnyei(2001)notes“by-and-large,

promoCnglearnermoCvaConis

nobody’sresponsibility.Teachersare

supposedtoteachthecurriculum

ratherthanmoCvatelearners,andthe

factthattheformercannothappen

withoutthela`erisoaenignored....

Myguessisthatitiseveryteacher’s

(responsibility)whothinksofthelong-

termdevelopmentofhis/her

students”(p.27).

Dörnyei(2001)notes“by-and-large,

promoCnglearnermoCvaConis

nobody’sresponsibility.Teachersare

supposedtoteachthecurriculum

ratherthanmoCvatelearners,andthe

factthattheformercannothappen

withoutthela`erisoaenignored....

Myguessisthatitiseveryteacher’s

(responsibility)whothinksofthelong-

termdevelopmentofhis/her

students”(p.27).

Inotherwords:TeachersmustacCvelythinkabout

fosteringandsustainingstudentmoFvaFon

asanessenCalpartof

languageinstrucCon.

IfwewantmoCvatedlearnerswemusthavemoCvatedteachers.

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

Fostering“bigpicture”moFvaFonintheclassroom

environmentforthelongerterm

•  Establishavisionofsuccess•  Conductcoursegoal-se7ngexercises

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

GeYngstudentsexcitedaboutcompleFnglessonsoracFviFes;

moFvaFonforday-to-daylearning

•  Createinterest•  Communicategoalsforlearning

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

SustainingmoFvaFonoverFmetoreachgoals

•  Preparetoproviderewards•  Giveposi=vereinforcement

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

SupporFnglearnersastheyreflectontheirprogress

•  Providejournalingac=vi=es•  Reviewstudentworkover=me

IniCatein-classconversaConsaboutmoCvaConfromthefirstdayofclass.

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConal

condiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCve

retrospecCveself-evaluaCon

HavestudentsviewavideoaboutmoCvaCon….

Aswewatch,lookfor:•  Nameofthispart•  Thecolorofthispart

ThevideoshownduringthepresentaConisavailableat:h`ps://youtu.be/zcKf7K1gs6A

VideoSegment1Recap:ResponsibilityandGoalSejng

Aswewatchpart2,lookfor:

•  Thenameofthispart•  Thecolorofthispart

ThevideoshownduringthepresentaConisavailableat:h`ps://youtu.be/zcKf7K1gs6A

VideoSegment2Recap:Effort

Aswewatchpart3,lookfor:

•  Nameofthispart•  Colorofthispart

ThevideoshownduringthepresentaConisavailableat:h`ps://youtu.be/zcKf7K1gs6A

VideoSegment3Recap:Results

Aswewatchpart4,lookfor:

•  Nameofthispart•  Colorofthispart

ThevideoshownduringthepresentaConisavailableat:h`ps://youtu.be/zcKf7K1gs6A

VideoSegment4Recap:RecalibraCon

WhatideasdoyouhaveforcreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiConsinyourteachingcontext?

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

Atthebeginningofanewunitand/oratthebeginningofeachclasssession,helpstudentsseethepurposefortheday’sinstrucCon.

Writeclearlystatedlearningoutcomesontheboard.

CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

EncouragingposiCve

retrospecCveself-evaluaCon

WhatideasdoyouhaveforgeneraCnginiCalmoCvaConinyourteachingcontext?

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

TeachthelearnerstoestablishmoCvaConalpartnershipswithotherstosupporttheirlearning.

CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

Genera&ng ini&al mo&va&on

MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

EncouragingposiCve

retrospecCveself-evaluaCon

Learner

Self

Peer(s)

Others

Teacher

MoCvaConalPartnerships

WhatideasdoyouhaveformaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaConinyourteachingcontext?

1.CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

2.GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

3.MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

4.EncouragingposiCveretrospecCve

self-evaluaCon

MoCvaConalTeachingPracCce(Dörnyei,2001)

Allowstudentstoreflectontheirownprogress.

CreaCngthebasicmoCvaConalcondiCons

GeneraCnginiCalmoCvaCon

MaintainingandprotecCngmoCvaCon

EncouragingposiCve

retrospecCveself-evaluaCon

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3-2-1Summary

• Listthreethingsthatyoulearnedtodayfromyourpeersthatyouprobablywouldnothavelearnedonyourown.

• Listtwothingsyoulearnedfromme.

• WhatisonequesConthatyouwouldlikeansweredbeforewemoveforwardwithourlearning?

WhatideasdoyouhaveforencouragingposiCveretrospecCveself-evaluaConinyourteachingcontext?

TakingAcFon

• WhatisonethingthatyouaregoingtodowithinthenextweektotakeacCononwhatwehavediscussedtoday?

• HowwillyouholdyourselfaccountableforcompleCngthetask?

References

Guilloteaux,M.J.&Dörnyei,Z.(2008).MoCvaCnglanguagelearners:Aclassroom-orientedinvesCgaConoftheeffectsofmoCvaConalstrategiesonstudentmoCvaCon.TESOLQuarterly,42,55-77.